schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square718fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down144file-textcross-posted to: evs
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square718fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: evs
Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
minus-squareEmoba@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-26 days agoWell, I guess it’s a good thing they rarely catch fire compared to combustion engine cars then.
minus-squareEmoba@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agohttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/are-electric-cars-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-petrol-and-diesel-cars/ https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/research-highlights-lower-fire-risk-in-electric-cars-compared-to-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles/ Etc etc
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoInteresting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting
Well, I guess it’s a good thing they rarely catch fire compared to combustion engine cars then.
Source?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles
https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/are-electric-cars-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-petrol-and-diesel-cars/
https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/research-highlights-lower-fire-risk-in-electric-cars-compared-to-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles/
Etc etc
Interesting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting